[What can he say? That the dream he had has put him on edge? Any vulnerability he chooses to expose to Rip is done with a calculated mindset. There is absolutely no benefit to telling Rip about his dreams, and so he refuses to do so.]

Rip, I have respect for you. You may not believe me when I say so, but I don't call someone an enemy unless I truly feel they have earned that from me. ...However, I wonder how much of enemies we truly are. That is where my troubles have been, as a man who does not walk in the middle road.

[Either Rip must be an ally or an enemy, but he cannot be both. And that has come to frustrate him.]